Kanonaite Mineral Data

General Kanonaite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Mn+++,Al)AlSiO5

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 183.01 gm

Manganese 22.51 % Mn 32.35 % Mn₂O₃

Aluminum 18.43 % Al 34.82 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 15.35 % Si 32.83 % SiO₂

Oxygen 43.71 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn³⁺_0.75Al_1.25SiO₅

Environment:

Formed under low-grade metamorphic conditions, in a gahnite schist. Forms a series with andalusite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1978

Locality:

From 13 km north of Kanona, Serenje, Zambia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Kanonaite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 100748

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Kanonaite Image

Images:

Kanonaite

Comments: Dark greenish black microcrystal of kanonaite in matrix.
Location: Le Coreaux, near Salmchateau, Luxembourg, Belgium. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Kanonaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9894:1:0.699

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.953, b = 8.038, c = 5.619, Z = 4; V = 359.20 Den(Calc)= 3.38

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 5.669(1), 2.827(0.94), 3.567(0.9),

Physical Properties of Kanonaite

Cleavage:

{110} Indistinct

Color:

Greenish black.

Density:

3.395

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Subopaque

Hardness:

6.5 - Pyrite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

gray green

Optical Properties of Kanonaite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.069 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.065 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2224,KPDmeas= 0.2214,KC= 0.2377
Ncalc = 1.8 - 1.81

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.702, b=1.73, g=1.823, bire=0.1210, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=75-90.

Calculated Properties of Kanonaite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.29 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kanonaite =3.38 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0073764797
Boson Index = 0.9926235203

Photoelectric:

PE_Kanonaite= 6.87 barns/electron
U=PE_Kanonaite x rElectron Density= 22.59 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kanonaite is Not Radioactive

Kanonaite Classification

Dana Class:

52.02.02b.02 (52)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O

(52.02)with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination

(52.02.02b)AL2SIO5 Andalusite subgroup)

52.02.02b.01 Andalusite Al2SiO5=Al[6]Al[5]OSiO4 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

52.02.02b.02 Kanonaite (Mn,Al)AlSiO5 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

52.02.02b.03 Yoderite Mg2(Al,Fe)6Si4O18(OH)2 P 2₁ 2

Strunz Class:

09.AF.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.A - Nesosilicates

09.AF -Nesosilicates with additional anions;

09.AF.10 Andalusite Al2SiO5=Al[6]Al[5]OSiO4 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.AF.10 Kanonaite (Mn,Al)AlSiO5 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Kanonaite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Kanonaite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Kanonaite

(Mn+++,Al)AlSiO5
Dana No: 52.02.02b.02 Strunz No: 09.AF.10
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